Growing Up Disney

The Walt Disney Family Museum Blog

Walt Disney's PeopleMover

In June of 1963, Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room opened its doors for the very first time. The birds sang words, the flowers crooned, and the guests stared, awestruck, at the attraction’s feathered inhabitants.

80 Years Later—The Legacy of Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Walt's Animation and Special Effects Master: Josh Meador

Joshua Meador (1911-1965) had two careers: he is best known for his special animation effects work at The Walt Disney Studios for nearly 30 years and, away from Disney, he established himself as a major California landscape painter.

Bella Notte: Eyvind Earle on Lady and the Tramp

On the film, Sleepng Beauty, Eyvind Earle was given total artistic control by Walt Disney, overseeing all visual development but it was on Lady and the Tramp that this style first found its way into a Disney feature.